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Butler responds to UPRG Review of UDA cessation

Commenting on the publication this afternoon by the UPRG of a 6 month
review of the alleged UDA cessation, Lagan Valley Sinn Féin Representative
Cllr. Paul Butler has said that the UDA need to 'demonstrate clearly that
their campaign against Catholics has ended and that their extensive drug
dealing and other criminal enterprises have ceased rather than issue further
threats against the nationalist community'.

Cllr. Butler said:

"Within the last six months UDA activity has diminished. However they have
murdered at least one man, carried out numerous assaults and attacks on
Catholics and were yesterday caught with £2.5 million worth of drugs. This
is not the actions of an organisation on cessation.

"The UDA need to demonstrate clearly that their campaign against Catholics
has ended and that their extensive drug dealing and other criminal enterprises
have ceased. Rather than issue further threats as they have done this
afternoon.

"This statement threatening further violence will do little to convince the
nationalist community that violent unionism is serious about engaging in the
peace process and serious about going on cessation."ENDS